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.Application filed July 26, 1919. Serial No. 313,482..

. `fo @ZZ wit/im 'it 'may conce/m.'

Be it known that l, .EDWARD HERMAN Kiyemrnnor, a citizen o the United States, and a resident of Bronx, in thel county of 5 New York and State ot New Yorin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall Constructions, of following is a speciiicatign.

My invention relates in generalto an imrored wall construction and more particuarly tothe in'iproved building blocks which constitute the elements from which the Wall is constructed-i. An important object of my invention is ,to

block especialljvY adapted .for use in douzble wall con structions and which is so constructed /and arranged that the inner and outer weils of thc double wall will be bound together by a positive and continuous .structure ofii'homw gencous bond.

Another important object is to provide an l block of such constrlicl be correctlyJ easlly and a strong and durable improved lnlilding tion that it may wall of neat and without requiring the exercise of .skill and dexterity on the'part of the mason, therebj7 l'n'escnting labor saving heatures; and which 301 is also adapted to reduce to a minimum, or

cnf irely eliminate, any waste of thebinding material.

@ther objects and advantages reside in the certain novel features ot' the construction,

arrangement and combination oi parts, and

will become apparent as the description proceeds, reference being had yto the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, and in which Fleur@ l is Y)ers )ective view o'f a )ortion of' a single wall,

Fig. is a of l, Fig. 3 is aperspective view showingv the o angle blocks and their relation to the wall,

the walt being shown in dotted lince,

lifig. 4 a. detail perspective view ot an angle block,

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of n lolo(l adapted 'for use in double wall constrn tions,

l-"ig. 6 is a vertical double Wall.

Referring to the drawing,

cross section oi the particularly to Fig. 6, itr will be seen my invention preti i 'erably comprises an outer wall 10 and an Specification of Letters Patent. l

which the tudinal Harige 13 on their lower face. f'l e` attractive appearance,

vertical cross `section on line inner wall 11. Both the` inner und outerl walls consist of any desired number `of horifx 1 .V zontal courses of the buildin blocks to be' "t". hereinafter more fully descr ed. 60

The tunning mocks embodying my' int; vention' are provided with a longitudi'nalfv channel l2 in their upper face and a londfi-j.'k

channel 12 's adapted to be lled `with bond-f; 65 ing materia.y such ascement, mortar, orv the like. The lflange 13 of the blocksof onefl course are adapted tov be fitted-in the chan;I nels 12 of the lower course and the Size of.,` the flange is so proportioned tothe sizefm of the channel that when the flange is place i ,t in the channel after thel channel hasV been filled with bonding material, i't displaces so.A` much .of the bonding material as willfbef. necessary to spread between the adjacent.,75

faces' of the blocks and bind the same toe;

getlier. The angle blocks, as shown in Fi s. 3 and; 4, consist of a long arm 14 anda/s ort arm 15 integral therewith. The channel ands 80 Hahge of thisbloek are identical withlthe.;^ clllannel and 4flange of,the ordinary block and need not be furtherdescribed. As seen o in Fig. 3, the arrangement of the angle; blocks in one course isreversed `in the id-5.85 jacent course so that the long arm of the` angle block of one course is dis vosed above the'short-arm ofthe angle bloc *of the acl-x jacent course to attain the proper breakA joint i relation of the courses. In the double wall construction, the blocks#` y constituting the inner or the outer` welhaas' desired, and shown for the sake ofillustra-r" tion as constituting the outer Wall; are pro vided with a longitmlijnal rib'lG-dlong thei95 lower edge of its inner side. This ribserves* to properly space, the Walls froml eali'other'' and also serves to support ythe bonding maiK terial which binds the two walls togethelggx until the same has set, as will be hereinaftel more fully described. f The blocks of both the `inner and outer walls are provided with openings 17 which entend from the bottom of the channel/ y, through the block structure' and terminate in 105 the inner face thereof. When the blocks are laid in place, A'the Hange'on the lower face thereof, besides forcing the/bonding material between the faeesofeach of the blocks, forces a portion of itdownwardly through v the 'openings into. the space between thewalls, It is to be noted that-this occurs in both the inner and outer Walls and this bonding material rests upon the rib l0 until set. If desired, additional bonding material may' be placed in the space, but ordinarily that which is orced through the openings issutlicient to provide a continuous, homogeneous and positive structure of bonding material between the courses constituting each of the walls, and between the walls themselves.

lf desired, the top course'inay comprise a block having a flat top surface with the usual flange on its lower surface, as shown in Fig.

In practice, -the walls may be easily, quickly 'and correctly laid as 'the angle blocks provide for the proper break 'joint relation of the courses or" the walls. The interfitting flange and channel provide not only for the proper alinement but also serve as ay mea-sure for `the amount of bonding material to be used and the large amount of bonding material which usually is extruded from between the surfaces of the blocks, and which is usually scraped off and thrown away by the mason, is reduced to a minimum, or entirely eliminated, and 'the inner and outer walls of the double Wall are properly spaced and bound together.

As seen in Fig.v 6, the bonding material extends from the channel of the blocks oli each wall Ibetween the horizontal courses and downwardly through the openings or into the space between the walls and may with the proper addition of a sullieient bonding materiali entirely fill the space as shown in the lower course, or may only partly lill the space, as shown in the second v and third courses.

I claim:

l. An"improved wall construction coniprising inner and outer walls consisting of 1a' plurality Yof courses ot building blocks the openings of said blocks, asv and for the having a channel inv their top face adapted to he filled witlrbonding material and ay flange lon their opposite ,tace proportioned in cross vsectional area 'with respect to the cross 'sectional area of said channels, all of" said blocks beingprovided with a plurality of openings extending from the hottom of the channels through the block structure to the inner face thereof and adapted to receive bonding material from vthe channels,l and a spacing rib on each of said blocks of one of said walls `adapted to properly space said inner and outer walls vand to receive and supportth'e bonding material received from purposes set forth.

2. Anfimproved wall construction com- ,cross sectional aref.A o

'the flange of the blocks oi' one walls thereby entirely surrouu'diii;

, the positive block structure to the prising inner and outer Valls cons a plurality oi courses. or building having a channel in th top I to be filled with bon@ flange ontheir opposite iny cross sectional area iv of said blocks being prin' ralitv ot' openings exteiidi tom of the channels tliroir ture to the inner face thereof, u

e JAL serted in the channel oli the hlecl other the bowling material is through the openings and spread the faces of the blocks.

3. An improved wall construct sisting of a plurality oii courses et l' blocks having a channel in their top adapted to be lilled with loont. and a flange on their opposite tioned with respect to said rzlu. blocks beingprovided with a i openings extending from the lio" channels through the bloei; struct' inner face thereof, substantie l, the purposes set forth l-QAn improved wall constwici prising inner and outer will of' each of said walls having extending 'from the horizontal interior vertical tace thereof, spa between said'ivalls :and a hoiiiogeneem of positive and continuons struct' ing through said openings and hi portions oi' each of said walls4 io l! walls together, all and tor the pulpos set forth. i

5. An improved wall icony prising inner and outer wall oi each oilfsaid walls ha@ extending 'from the horizioli i interior .erticalfffice tl* geneous lbond of posi structure extending through s; and between said thei'ehy en rounding positive portions ol ef l walls to hind said walls together, f. A for the purposes set 'lo th.

6. An improved'building block h channel in its top face-and openin ing from the bottom of said channel 'the-reet` to 'permit the o t C to; the,

material tl'ierethrough, all and i purposes set forth. 

